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May 02, 2008

Play Ball!

"You've got two choices, Daddy. Reach for the ball and I will grab it with my teeth and not let go so you can not throw it, roll it, bounce it, or in any way make the next move in our game. Or, you can not reach for the ball and I will bark and bark and bark at you."

Tater Tot Friday Bonus Bovine:

It seems inconceivable so soon after losing our beloved steer, Hey, back on March 2nd that we could have another cow in jeopardy so soon. This is Betsy, a rescue heifer who was already around age twenty when we adopted her from a no-win situation four years ago. It took a very long time for her to warm up to us as she had not been raised around people at all and now we are in the difficult position of trying to get her to trust us as we try to nurse her back to health.

While she is recovering from pneumonia it is so hard for her to understand the times she has to stay in the barn when everyone else is outside grazing in the sunshine. She doesn't like having her temperature taken and she really doesn't like any of the shots. She's had Vitamin B to get her stomachs moving, steroids to get her appetite up, and antibiotics to treat the infection.

She is getting better though and we'll keep on doing whatever we can for her. She deserves as many happy years as she can get. Otherwise, she may never know how this story ends that Donna is reading to her as they keep each other company in Betsy's stall!

betsy update. she's eating this morning. apples and alfalfa, and she's a little feisty, headbutting her mom and all. she did finish her stories, oscar wilde's "the happy prince" and "the remarkable rocket", and moved on to the golden books: "the pokey little puppy" "the saggy baggy elephant" and "the tawny scrawny lion", the ending of which caused her to moo non stop for about two minutes. she's quite the critic.
thanks for all the positive thoughts. i think she is going to be great in another week.

I wish nothing but health to Betsy. You and Donna are the best parents ever! Your love for animals speaks volumes as to the type of people you are. I still think about Hey all the time. I've always wanted a farm with all those animals. I still want a farm, I guess I need to leave the evil place to seek my dream. Anyway, I love updates about your animals on your blog. Betsy is beautiful just like Hey was Handsome.